Natural Hand cut Purple Sugilite cabochon from Wessel Mine SA (48.95 TCW)

Description

Cabochon Description: COLOR;  Beautiful deep purple color with reddish orbs and lighter purple mottling deep in the stone. I would call this piece a Manganoan Sugilite.  Fine quality material  This is NOT a piece of Chalcedony, dyed jaspers, or acrylic plastic seen in todays markets AS Sugilite. NO fractures seen. POLISH; Mirror finish on the top & 1200 diamond on the back with a 360 degree bezel along the back edge to prevent chipping. CUT; Free form triangular shaped asymmetrical cabochon with a lot of surface area for the customer to see. INCLUSIONS: Some black matrix on and in the stone at on end. along with several brownish red spots at the same  end. BUT not distracting inclusions. (See picture 1 at 12 o'clock)   ORIGIN: Wessel Mine, Hotazel South Africa.
Dimensions are approx. Length 41.80 mm  Width 22.04 mm  Thickness 4.50 mm  Weight 48.95 carats
Dime is for scale only & NOT for sale.
Pictures; Taken outdoors in FULL sunlight.  Notice some of the color variation in the purples as the stone was rotated in the sunlight.  It varies even more when going from direct sunlight to artificial lighting.
Shipping; Ship to the USA only. NO exceptions. Seller ships USPS first class mail with a tracking number always.